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Developer Resume Review
I am currently a junior in college and in search of summer internship for next year. I am not seeing much response and starting to wonder if it is an issue with my resume. Is there any chance one of you would be willing to take a look at it? Open to any and all feedback.
Thank you for your time.
+1 for this. I did the MLH Fellowship this summer and it was a lifesaver for me.
tl;dr The resume basically tells me "I worked with this thing" over and over. That could be anyone! I want to know so much more about you and your personality and your experiences and your transferable skills! You can condense a lot and use the remaining space to tell a story that makes you stand out.
No problem! It takes a lot of time and iteration. After every revision you think, "aha! my resume looks so much better now! i can't believe it looked the way it used to, what was i thinking!" only to look at it again a few months later and say the exact same thing after more tweaking.
It's very much a "you don't know what you don't know" sort of thing. It gets easier as you gain more nuggets of wisdom and experience... your perspective gradually shifts from student to employee, and you begin to better understand what people in your industry find valuable. Once you're able to get into the head of the person hiring you, it becomes a lot easier to communicate to them on their level. Know your audience, etc.
I don't see anything strictly wrong, but you could consider including a list of courses you've taken, since coursework is relevant experience and would give a bit more about your background than you currently appear to. Otherwise maybe fix the "Sophomore Year" date entry and rework the various bolded project names/descriptions into a more cohesive set of titles.
Edit: Also be aware that it's a tough market right now, especially for internships.